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Civil Service Commission
April 29, 2019 — 8 am
City Council Conference Room
MEETING MINUTES
Golden Valley City Hall
7800 Golden Valley Road
Commissioners present:
Staff present:
Council present:
Call to Order
Gloria Kumagai, Chair
Andrew Wold, Secretary
Ralph Schulz
Jason Sturgis, Chief of Police
Maria Cisneros, City Attorney
Amanda Johnson, Administrative Assistant
None
The meeting was called to order at 8:01 am by Chair Kumagai.
Approval of Agenda
There were no additions or corrections to the agenda.
Approval of Meeting Minutes
Commissioner Wold recommended a correction under the "Approval to Initiate Sergeant Promotion
Process' header. The motion to approve the initiation of an "officer hiring process" should be changed to
"sergeant promotion process."
Motion by Commissioner Wold to approve the February 4, 2019 meeting minutes as corrected.
Seconded by Commissioner Schulz. Motion carried 3-0.
Old Business
None.
New Business
Review of Sergeant Promotion Process
Chief Sturgis advised the sergeant promotion process was administered on April 23, 2019 and included
four exercises: leaderless group, in -basket, oral interview and a presentation, which was scored by
external civilian evaluators.
Commissioner Kumagai asked for the gender breakdown of the candidates and Chief Sturgis stated there
were six male candidates and one female candidate.
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City of Golden Valley Civil Service Regular Meeting 2
April 29, 2019-8:00 am
Approval of Sergeant Eligibility Register
Chief Sturgis presented a sergeant promotion register to the commission for approval. Chief Sturgis
advised five candidates were placed on the register for approval and two did not meet the minimum
score of 70.
Motion by Commissioner Wold to approve the sergeant promotion process. Seconded by Commissioner
Schulz. Motion carried 3-0.
Officer Process Update
Chief Sturgis advised 85 applicants were received for the police officer position. Forty-five candidates
are advancing to the physical fitness test on Thursday, May 2"d. Chief Sturgis expects the hiring process
to wrap up mid -June.
Commission Communications
Review of Updated Service Register
The current service register was reviewed.
Update from HR
Attorney Cisneros informed commissioners that items to be discussed at a future meeting must be called
out at the present meeting in order to be added to the next meeting agenda.
Attorney Cisneros advised an outline has not been established for a commander promotion process as
there is not a current vacancy in that position. Chief Sturgis can present an overview when a vacancy
exists.
Attorney Cisneros advised the city is not planning to conduct a race and gender survey at this time.
Commissioners Wold and Kumagai expressed concern that without race and gender information for
current city employees, the city could not move forward in its plans to diversify its workforce since a
baseline has not been established. Attorney Cisneros recommended commissioners attend the Rising
TIDES task force meeting to express concerns and participate in the discussion concerning hiring and
retention, which will include components surrounding race and gender.
Adjourn
Motion by Commissioner Wold, seconded by Commissioner Schulz to adjourn the meeting at 8:29 am.
Motion carried 3-0.
Andrew Wold, Chair
Amanda Johnson, Administrative Assistant